USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - September 25, 2025
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Des Moines, IA Thu. Sep 25, 2025 USDA Market News
TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending 20-Sep-2025
(Preliminary) (Released 12:00 Central Time)
---------Young turkeys---------- Old Total turkeys
Thousand Pct chg Avg Breeders Avg
Head Prev wk Live wt --Thousand head-- Live wt
North East 679 -2 27.00 (A) 679 27.00
South Atlantic 574 -2 41.07 (A) 574 41.07
North Central 2,057 0 33.96 (A) 2,075 33.96
South Central 548 -15 18.86 (A) 554 18.86
West 70 -38 17.71 (A) 70 17.71
U.S. total 3,928(B) -4 31.40 24 3,952 31.38
To-date
2025* 132,009(B) 946 132,955
To-date
2024* 136,257(B) 1,143 137,400
(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 13,000;
for the current year to date* 702,000; for last year to date* 533,000.
*Note: Year to-date totals reflect comparable time periods.
SOURCE: USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News
Des Moines, IA 515.284.4460 email: desm.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov
http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain
Prepared: 25-Sep-25 11:45 AM C BRM
